Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feintein-Whittaker
and Lorna D. Sikorski will present Conversational
Skills: A Critical Component in Corporate & Health Care
Communication at the 2008 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Convention in Chicago on 11/21/08.
Lynda Katz Wilner, MS, Sallie Rixey, MD, MEd, Veronica Deza,
MD, Roberto Echiverri, MD, and Carolina Young, MD will present
Successfully Speaking: Communication Excellence for
International Medical Graduates at the STFM: Northeast Region Meeting in
October 2008.
Lynda Katz Wilner was interviewed for the
July 25, 2008 edition of the HR Compliance Law Bulletin:
Practical and Effective HR Management Advice. Click
for the PDF article.
Lynda Katz Wilner was featured in an article, "Straight
Talk" in the Baltimore Jewish Times (6/13/08)
discussing how she teaches doctors to communicate successfully
with
their patients.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
published an article entitled, "Keys
to Optimal Patient Care" in Advance for Healthcare
Careers Annual Resource Guide (2008) and in Advance for
Speech -Language Pathologists
and Audiologists (5/5/08).
Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz
Wilner showcased their accent modification materials at the
TESOL 2008 conference in New York in April.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
contribute an article "Accenting the Positive" to
the April issue of Language Magazine: The Journal of Communication
and Education. View
PDF file.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
published an article entitled, "The
Communication Component" in Advance for Nurses on
Feb 4, 2008.
Preliminary results for the online
study "Culture, Language, and Accent in the Medical
Community"
Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feinstien-Whittaker, Lorna D.
Sikorski are available. View
the PDF file.
Lynda Katz Wilner's article "Communication
Skills Training Programs for IMGs" (PDF) was published
in the Academic Internal Medicine Insight, a quarterly
publication of the
Alliance
for Academic Internal Medicine.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
presented "Using Scripts in Accent Training
to Enhance Conversational Fluency" at the Fall conference
of Maryland TESOL on November 3, 2007.
Lynda Katz Wilner is featured in The
Baltimore Sun for her work with foreign-born physicians.
Lynda Katz Wilner, Marjorie Feintein-Whittaker
and Lorna D. Sikorski presented Designing
'Culture-Savvy' Accent Training to Medical Professionals at
the 2006 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) Convention in Miami.
Now Available: RULES (Rules
for Using Linguistic Elements
of Speech) A Resource and Interactive Workbook
by Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker and Lynda Katz Wilner
This comprehensive workbook includes over 75 customized
and adaptable drills and activities for 22 critical and frequently
confused English grammatical, semantic, and syntactic rules
of American English speech. Visit our products
page for details and ordering information.
Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker
are regular guest contributors to the India New England
Newspaper. Please click on the following links to
view some of their recent articles:
